The 2nd day of Rosh Hashanah fell on September 19, 2001, but that was before The Onion gave us permission to laugh again, so talking like a pirate was the last thing on our minds at the time. Other than that, this year is the first combined Rosh Hashanah / TLAPD since TLAPD was founded in 1995. The next time will be in 2020.

So, to help us prepare for this rare conjunction, here are 10 ways to incorporate Talk Like A Pirate Day into the Rosh Hashanah liturgy:1) (the obvious one) sound the shofARRRRR!2) …made from rams stolen from another ship3) (in communities that read Genesis 21) read the story of HagARRRRRR!4) (in communities that read Genesis 22 on the first or only day) …al echad heHARRRRRim … vaYARRRRRR et hamakom meirachok.5) Apples and honey can prevent scurvy.6) …et yom hazikARRRRRRon hazeh…7) Throw your enemies overboard for tashlich.8 ) The HadARRRRR CD is sold out, so get a PIRATED copy.9) Show up without a ticket.10) Who shall live and who shall die, who by sword and who by walking the plank! ARRRRRR!!!

If you can’t wait until 2020 to do it all over again, Talk Like A Pirate Day 2013 is the first day of Sukkot; start practicing your lulav swordfights! Also it will be none other than Yom Kippur in 2018; I totally want to lein Jonah that year.